Later, we discuss Operation ShadyRAT, one of the largest, most widespread cyber-espionage campaigns ever perpetrated, and we ponder whether handheld gaming consoles are obsolete in the era of the smartphone.

Welcome to the first retooled, shorter format episode of The Drill Down. It’s a work in progress, and we definitely welcome your feedback, either in this post thread below, or at comments@thedrilldown.com. This week, hosts Tom Cheredar and Andrew Sorcini discuss the iPad 2, Facebook’s Like button is now a share button, how Charlie Sheen got verified on Twitter and much more.

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